Muriel who said she had gone to lunch with her lesbian niece and her niece's current partner. A friend of Muriel's saw her and approached. Muriel was flummoxed as to how to introduce her niece's friend.
Dear Get-A-Clue -
How about this:
"I'd like you to meet my daughter Marcia and her friend Eloise."
or
"I'd like you to meet Marcia and Eloise."
or
"I'd like you to meet my daughter, Marcia, and our friend Eloise."
Is this woman routinely in the habit of introducing people by their sexual relationships to others at the table?
"I'd like to introduce my husband, Howard, and his secretary/f***buddy, Tricia."
"I'd like you to meet our neighbors, Philippe and Martine, and their poolboy Luis, Philippe's piece-on-the-side."
Good grief. If the person becomes a good friend, she'll come to know the relationship. And I'm not saying it's not important to recognize the relationship. I'm saying there are times and there are times, and a casual lunch with a stranger isn't one of those times. I do not always introduce married friends as "Jill and her husband John."
